Presentations

    Transition from repetitive to cumulative thermal processing in femtosecond laser induced machining of embedded waveguides, at Photonics West (San Jose, California), Saturday, January 25, 2003:
    In previous work, we have demonstrated laser writing of embedded waveguides in silicate glasses with only nanojoules of energy. The laser system is an unamplified 25 MHz laser oscillator generating 24-nJ, 55-fs pulses. Laser machining at this high repetition rate results in a cumulative thermal mechanism of material modification which leads to structural index of refraction changes beyond the focal volume. We present a parametric study of the role of the laser repetition rate in the size of the machined structures. The material used for the study is a chalcogenide glass, As_2S_3. We identify... Read more about Transition from repetitive to cumulative thermal processing in femtosecond laser induced machining of embedded waveguides